MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH
Provision of activities to both members and community aiming to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed, including provision of regular public services of Christian worship, children?s activities, toddler groups and a ?Pastimes? group mainly for older folk plus various other activities throughout the year. The Church has also been active in the formation of the Rickmansworth food bank.
Objects
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit on general funds of £42,319, which was covered by reserves brought forward and a transfer from the Community Fund. Per the trustees' report, the charity finished the year with general funds of £13,458 and restricted funds of £50,979.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £1,650 — grants £1,650 (1); 1% of the £128,361 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £1,840 — grants £1,840 (1); under 1% of the £194,523 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 14/11/2024, 14 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Christine Lynne Douglas
- Kehinde Ogunba
- Lindsay MacDonald
- Nick Corden
- Rev James Harling John Findlow
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £128k | £169k |
| 31/12/2024 | £195k | £152k |
| 31/12/2023 | £125k | £140k |
| 31/12/2022 | £163k | £131k |
| 31/12/2021 | £186k | £213k |
Common questions
Is MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit on general funds of £42,319, which was covered by reserves brought forward and a transfer from the Community Fund. Per the trustees' report, the charity finished the year with general funds of £13,458 and restricted funds of £50,979. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE CINNAMON NETWORK | 1 | £2k |
| TENDRING COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICES | 1 | £800 |
Charities like this
- CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH
- MORDEN BAPTIST CHURCH
- BILDESTON BAPTIST CHURCH
- MILTON FREE BAPTIST CHURCH
- PIER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
- KIDDERMINSTER BAPTIST CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH | £128k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH | £646k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MORDEN BAPTIST CHURCH | £166k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BILDESTON BAPTIST CHURCH | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MILTON FREE BAPTIST CHURCH | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PIER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH | £93k | unclear | 0 | within | — | no doubt |